<p>Does NYU use A,B,C,D,etc? or A+,A,A-,B+,B,B-…etc??</p>
<p>Thanks~</p>
<p>A is the highest, no A+.
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D is the lowest PASSING grade, if you get a D, you can’t take the course over.
F is failing, you can take the course again and have the grades average.</p>
<p>And what do these letters mean in numbers?
A=4.0=95-100% A-=3.67=90-94%, etc??</p>
<p>Generally, A=93-100, A-=90-92, B+=87-89, and so on and so forth. It may vary by department.</p>
<p>From the CAS Bulletin, Academic Policies section:
GRADES</p>
<p>Students may obtain their final grades for each semester over the telephone or on the Web by means of a personal identification number. The parents or guardian of a student who is a minor (under 18 years of age) may, on a written request to the Office of the University Registrar, obtain the student’s grades at any time.</p>
<p>The following symbols indicating grades are used: A, B, C, D, P, F, and W. The following symbol indicates incomplete work: I. Only grades of A, B, C, D, or F earned while matriculated in the College, or earned in any of the College’s courses (courses prefixed by “A” or “V”) while matriculated in another division of New York University, are computed in the average. The following grades may be awarded: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, F. In general, A indicates excellent work, B indicates good work, C indicates satisfactory work, and D indicates passable work and is the lowest passing grade. F indicates failure. The weights assigned in computing the grade point average are as follows:</p>
<p>A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0
F = 0.0 </p>
<p>Computing the grade point average: The grade point average can be obtained by determining the total of all grade points earned (quality points) and dividing that figure by the total number of credit hours completed (quality hours).</p>
<p>For example: A student who has completed 8 points of A (4.0), 4 points of B (3.0), and 4 points of C (2.0) has a grade point average of 3.25. This is obtained by adding 8 (points of A) x 4.0 (point value of A), 4 (points of B) x 3.0 (point value of B), and 4 (points of C) x 2.0 (point value of C), which totals 52 (the total of all grade points earned), and then by dividing 52 by 16 (the total number of credit hours completed). This gives the grade point average of 3.25.</p>
<p>Do they compute the HS gpas of applicants through this scale, and is the GPA of 3.63 on the website UW or W?</p>
<p>The scale referenced above is used for coursework completed at NYU CAS. It’s hard to envision the Admissions Department recomputing each applicant’s grades based on the NYU GPA scale given the huge number of applications they receive each year. My guess is that the 3.63 average high school GPA referenced on the “Is NYU Right for You?” page of the undergraduate admissions website is unweighted to account for the wide variation in the number of AP’s and honors courses offered by different high schools.</p>
<p>This scale is the same for all NYU schools with the exception of College of Dentistry and School of Law.
[NYU</a> > University Registrar > Transcripts & Certification > Grading Information](<a href=“Class Registration, Transcripts, Graduation”>Class Registration, Transcripts, Graduation)</p>
<p>@csokane</p>
<p>No, they use a different system.</p>
<p>Ah alright. Do you have any idea what that system is though?</p>
<p>“Generally, A=93-100, A-=90-92, B+=87-89, and so on and so forth. It may vary by department.”</p>
<p>SERIOUSLY??!! At my current school an A is an 80%+! And that’s considered deflated!!! So, is a 90%/4.0 really hard to get???!!!</p>
<p>I was talking about for applicants.</p>
<p>You can’t compare workloads in HS and college. Want to know what my breakdown was for one of my classes?</p>
<p>10% homework
10% oral presentation
30% midterm
50% final term paper</p>
<p>Yeah, my final was half of my overall grade. 20-30 page paper that had to cite HALF of every single thing we read in class. </p>
<p>No “extra credit”. No busywork. No “participation”. A lot of times, some classes are also curved. I’m just saying, while 90% may seem easy to you now, it takes on a different meaning at the college level. No correlation.</p>
<p>haha, i am not in a high school. i am a transfer student from McGill!</p>
<p>here the grading scale is like this:</p>
<p>85%+=4.0/A
80%+=3.7/A-</p>
<h2>75%+=3.3/B+</h2>
<h2>-</h2>
<p>-
etc</p>
<p>Sorry! I’m used to high school students coming on here and telling me that “oh, it doesn’t seem that hard!” My apologies!</p>
<p>Anyway, yeah, NYU doesn’t do much grade deflation. I’ve found that certain majors are curved more than others, but on the whole, because many of NYU’s best programs are rather subjective, it would be stupid to throw grade deflation in the mix.</p>
<p>yeaa. hookedongtown,</p>
<p>Canada’s grading scale? is soo easy…!</p>